Working Together to Change the World

Cornell University offers a campus-wide Master of Public Health (MPH) Program to help build public health leaders who are inspired and trained to ensure the health of people, animals, and the world in which we live.

Our program is founded on three pillars—Sustainability, Equity, and Engagement—that inform our approach to teaching, research, service, and practice. Our small class sizes and engaged-learning approach give our students uncommon flexibility in developing the skills they need to make an impact in their desired careers. And, by working with community partners, our students turn theory into practice while preparing to become future leaders of the public health workforce.

Our Curriculum

Our core curriculum provides students with the skills, tools, and foundational knowledge to become general public health practitioners, while our concentration courses allow our students to become specialists in their chosen field.

MPH student at an emergency management workshop

Emergency Preparedness & Management

Scientists team collect water samples for analysis and research

Environment, Climate & Health

Food Systems students on a Aquaponics field trip

Food Systems & Health

Neeti Patel working in the fungal diagnostic lab

Infectious Disease Epidemiology

News

Pregnant woman being interviewed on Zoom

Centering Community Voices

For Associate Professor of Practice Dr. Elizabeth Fox, centering equity in public health means changing who gets to shape the conversation. A registered dietitian, Dr. Fox has long focused on the intersections between nutrition, health systems, and lived experience. Her work spans global and local contexts, from Port-au-Prince to Nairobi to Tompkins County, NY. Along the way, she has received honors for both research and teaching, including the Faculty Champion Award for inclusive mentorship and the Trevor Pinch Innovation Award in Qualitative Research.

Now, Dr. Fox is helping lead a local effort to rethink…Read More